March is National Nutrition Month and many eyes on are health and wellness in the workplace. But this may not have been what your boss and co-workers had in mind …
Sure… we bet that lap pool is there for your health, and not as a moat to keep co-workers at bay… HA! Thanks again to our regular cartoon contributor Jerry King, an accomplished worldwide cartoonist and strong D-sympathizer.…
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Back when I worked as a reporter in an office building in downtown Indianapolis, there’d be many days when I came in before the sun rose and left after it set. Getting outside to just walk around was a very low priority, and the only exercise I might get would be the few steps to the break room for some coffee.
Now that I’m working from home, the same kind of busy workday keeps me…
Got diabetes and need some help? You’ve come to the right place.
Every week, we take reader questions and do our very best to be informative and helpful (and make you smile a little) here at our diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
Send us your queries related to life with diabetes — nothing is off-limits here! (except of course specific medical instructions for…
One of the many struggles of living with a chronic illness is balancing the obligations of the disease with the requirements of employment. Many PWDs walk a fine line between managing their diabetes properly and fulfilling their work obligations. And many employers are none too sympathetic with the plight of the diabetic, whether it’s accommodating glucose tests, breaks for low blood sugars or time off for doctor’s appointments. What’s a PWD to do? What rights…
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Something else that struck me from my recent interview with D-psychologist Jessica Bernstein was her observation that “we diabetics tend to not see ourselves as part of the larger chronic illness community — which is unfortunate because we miss out on a lot.” I am sure she is quite right. And yet…
It’s simply human nature to listen to that nagging little voice that says: “Unless somebody is living with MY disease, they can’t possibly…